Bug-devouring flora are the stars of a special wing of the glass conservatory.

"The Star Factory" cranked out Hollywood stars like nobody's business.

Perched high atop telephone poles is an uncanny outdoor art gallery that greets passersby on their commute.

Sister store to the Echo Park Time Travel Store.

A second generation sun-powered marvel lights up the night.

A sign at the end of the Santa Monica Pier marks the traditional end of the legendary American highway.

A Looff creation in Santa Monica best described as “a California-Byzantine-Moorish-style fantasy.”

The largest collection of two headed animals in the world.

60 feet of towering steel balances gracefully.

Legendary frontman of the Doors looms in this giant mural by famed Venice muralist, Rip Cronk.

After starting as a whimsical tourist attraction that eventually found its way to ruin, these renovated canals offer a lush and exotic locale on the Pacific Coast.

The awe-inspiring ship from the golden era of cruising has an incomparable history and a reputation as one of the world’s most haunted places.

This 'Murder House' grand mansion has starred in everything from Bones to Buffy.

A faux European lane smack dab in downtown L.A.

A Romanesque sanctuary of calm amid the bustle of downtown Los Angeles.

The space-age building is home to one of the few remaining rotating restaurants in America, and the only one that inspired a 1980s sitcom.

This ship-shape Streamline Moderne building was once the headquarters of a nautically inclined radio preacher.

A library of rare occult books in Los Angeles.

This hilltop park offers magnificent views and a Frank Lloyd Wright masterpiece.

Pay your respects to a folk-punk legend.

No mere mortal can resist...

An extraordinary final resting place full of oversized art, amazing statues, and dead celebrities.

Don't bother sending any mail to this ghost town.

An abandoned 1930s gas station turned bustling neighborhood park.